Our Lord Jesus Christ demonstrated His unconditional love for humanity by death on the cross in order for us to be reconciled to the Almighty. What remains is for us to emulate His good example and we can fulfill our side of the bargain by loving God back through showing love one to another. Loving one another should not be a once off arrangement but rather a continued way of life. As children of God, the world will get to know who we exactly are if we love and continue in love.
John 15:9 "As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love." Does the Father love the Lord Jesus Christ more than anyone else or any thing? So does the Lord Jesus love us who believe in Him. "AS the Father loves Jesus" according as He finds in Him all that is good and truly the perfect reflection of Himself: in like manner does the the Lord Jesus think about us. Father God sees in Jesus His Son and Jesus sees in us His little children with all the capacity and hope of growing up into a man after God's own heart, and everything a friend, a brother, or sister, should be. Someone who thinks about the other with reciprocal love and the same mind, and the same likes and dislikes one who has the same family traits. This love is what moves Him to release us of our debts, and never mention them again to us, when we're really sorry, and change for the better. This is the love that stays true and faithful when others raise a slander against you, and seek to humiliate and destroy you Jesus stays a true and faithful friend, and sticks up for you. If the Lord thinks likes this about us who believe in Him, and want with all our hearts to be pleasing and useful to Him how much should we also consider one another in the same way that we want Him to think about us! "Love wasn't put in your heart to stay love isn't love until you give it away!"
Each book each chapter each verse shows how much oh God, our Father, and Lord love us. He continue to allow us to live, to have light and have food. A lot of us forget about how much our God love us.
How obedient Jesus is to His Father. He loved His Father and His Father loved Him in return. Jesus wants us to love Him so we can enjoy the love of His Father and reap the bountiful blessings associated with such love. He told us in this chapter that even when He has gone to meet with His Father, He will send a Comforter- the Holy Spirit. The Triune God is complete and we must love the Trinity.
The servant is not greater than his Lord. If they have Persecuted Me, they will also Persecute You;if they have kept My saying, they will keep yours also. John 15:20./ Persecution will come to a Born-again Believer when they Preach The Way of Salvation. In the Last Days there'll be rockers: Jude:18./Ye Shall be Hated of all---: He that shall endure unto The End,---Shall be Saved. Mark 13:13
V10- Jesus = vine. John 15:1 I am the true vine, John 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. The fig tree= Israel, James 3:12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. The 2 religions are separate.
Our creator who is the vine supplies us with all necessary nourishment, nourishments to stay strong, firm and alive. I get grafted to Him and am well and well nourished physically, spiritually and all ramifications.
I am so blessed reading everyone's posts. As long as we all are trying to contribute and participate, it is just wonderful! Some are a little farther along; some are not as verbose as others; some are trying the best they can, but not quite getting it all; but we love one another, and respect and cherish our brethren. This is what makes this site so valuable. I hope everyone can find as much.
i am: Blessed are ye,when men shall revile you and persecute you and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Matthew 5:11 /--- The servant is not greater than his Lord if they have persecuted me they will also persecute you--- John 15:20 / Enter ye in at the strait gate for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction--- Matthew 7:13
V. 13 - " ... that a man (woman) lay down his life for his friends". To 'lay down' our life is to repent, be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, and receive the gift (Free) of the Holy Ghost, Acts 2:38. This is the only way our life for ourselves can be seen to be dead to our friends. Because the H. G. will effect a VISIBLE change they can see of new life.
God is the true Vine, without God the vine will not produce good fruit ,Love and Abide. Thats why I gave God all the praise and Love because God as brought me through a lot of things as a man and I thing God for watching over me.
Ye have not chosen me I have chosen you and ordained you that ye should go and bring fort fruit. This fruit should remain in you that everything you ask to my Father in my name you shall receive. Thank you Jesus for your words you are faithful to your promises thank you for the blessings you have given me praise God hallelujah
The chapter in context -key: in me(Jesus) - deals with (believers, The Saved) Love, Abide and Fruit Bearing, vs 6. fruit(work) shall burn if we don't abide it becomes wood, hay, and stubble( 1 Cor 3:11-15)..Fruit ( Gal 5:22-23) Love then encompasses all Joy and Peace in us, (next three) with our brethren, (last three) with God. God's work thru us.. Faith in Jesus Christ and love for the brethren.
"..but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you." Do you ever think about why God had His Prophets write the Bible so large? We have to understand that God DOES INDEED intend us to know all things, but He waits for us to be able to bear it. There is no need, and absolutely no allowance for guessing, if we are true and sincere His friends!
Remember the word that I said to you that the Servants is not greater than his Lord. If they have persecuted me they will persecute you also If you keep my words they will keep your words also.Thank you Lord for your words I believe you Jesus that if we follow and live like you we have to humbly carry our own crows but obedience to your words are more important than sacrifice I will praise you Amn
Jesus is the vine and we are the branches without Jesus as the vine we can't do nothing we as the branches cannot bear fruit Jesus is the only way the truth and the life no man cometh to the Father but by me Jesus is my life my rock and my salvation. Jehova Jireh the Lord my Provider Shalom my only Peace thank you Jesus for your blood and help me to obey your words and follow you Praise you Lord
"I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman." All souls are the LORD's; and every man ever born, owes his life to the coming of Christ into the world. The only reason that our first parents were let go, to live the rest of their time in the flesh in this world, was entirely based on the Word that the Saviour would be sent to undo the works of the devil, and reconcile man to God.
Thuo:---we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God
Acts14:22 /--- The servant is not greater than his Lord, if they have persecuted me they will also persecute you---. John 15:20 / yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 2Timothy 3:12
Called: John 6:44.Ask forgiveness/ Baptized with The Holy Ghost: Matthew 3:11/ Made New 2Corinthians 5:17
In verse 14 Jesus says we are his friends if we do what he commanded us. Do our friends encourage us to do what Jesus commands us so that we can be his friends!
Message for Lurshai,
Glad to know that you acknowledge that there is GOD, whew!, secondly, I read that you ignore him daily and you seem high- minded WOW! Please read this scripture John 15:5, the latter part says this "without him, you can do nothing", we do nothing without GOD's help or allowance. if you die like you are, you will not spend eternity in his kingdom. Very concerned about you.
V.13 - I've always read this verse as literal, and it's always 'bothered' me - because I know only God could and did that. Just now as I read it the spiritual aspect dawned on me: we lay down our WORLDLY lives and turn to God in repentance so we are in a place with God to pray for or friends. Now that makes sense. "Come now, let us REASON together ..... "
Jesus Christ showed the greatest love by offering his life as a ransom for his friends and even for those who were not yet his friends. This should definitely fill us with appreciation and we should live our lives in a way to follow in his footsteps.
You know because He's our only friend.
Acts14:22 /--- The servant is not greater than his Lord, if they have persecuted me they will also persecute you---. John 15:20 / yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 2Timothy 3:12
Called: John 6:44.Ask forgiveness/ Baptized with The Holy Ghost: Matthew 3:11/ Made New 2Corinthians 5:17
Glad to know that you acknowledge that there is GOD, whew!, secondly, I read that you ignore him daily and you seem high- minded WOW! Please read this scripture John 15:5, the latter part says this "without him, you can do nothing", we do nothing without GOD's help or allowance. if you die like you are, you will not spend eternity in his kingdom. Very concerned about you.